Total duration of breastfeeding, Vitamin D supplementation, and serum levels of 25-hydroxyVitamin D

D. Darmawikarta, Y. Chen, G. Lebovic, C.S. Birken, P.C. Parkin and J.L. Maguire

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 4, 714-719

Abstract: Objectives. To determine the association between total breastfeeding duration and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) and to explore whether vitamin D supplementation influences this association. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study of healthy children between September 2011 and August 2013 through the TARGet Kids! primary health care research network. Of the 4533 eligible children, we included only the 2508 who had 25-OHD measured.Weassessed adjusted associations of total breastfeeding duration (in months) with serum 25-OHD and in supplemented versus nonsupplemented children, with the odds of 25-OHD less than 20 nanograms per milliliter. Results. Each 1-month increase in total breastfeeding duration was associated with a 0.12 nanograms per milliliter lower median serum 25-OHD (95% confidence interval [CI] =-0.21 ng/mL,-0.02 ng/mL) among children who were not supplemented. The odds of serum 25-OHDless than 20 nanograms permilliliter increased by6%(odds ratio [OR] = 1.06; 95% CI = 1.03, 1.10) for every 1-month increase in total breastfeeding duration among nonsupplemented children. The interaction between vitamin D supplementation, duration of breastfeeding, and median serum 25-OHD was statistically significant (P=.04). Conclusions. Breastfed children who were not supplemented, particularly those breastfed more than 1 year, appear to have lower vitamin D status. Vitamin D supplementation may mitigate this risk. These findings support recommendations for supplementation during breastfeeding of any duration.

Keywords: 25-hydroxyvitamin D; vitamin D, analogs and derivatives; blood; breast feeding; cross-sectional study; dietary supplement; female; human; infant; male; preschool child; time factor; vitamin D deficiency, Breast Feeding; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dietary Supplements; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Time Factors; Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.303021

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